Structure 10177 · St. Clair County, MI

Duce Road over Plum Creek Drain

Carries Duce Road over Plum Creek Drain, Sec. 26-27 Greenwood Twp..

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure at 5 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
22 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9

22 ft end to end. Lengths are drawn to scale; at this length a semi-truck would be a speck. Each part is colored by its latest inspection rating. The inventory records lengths but not heights or the layout of the shorter spans, so those are drawn as typical for a tee-beam bridge.

Built198343 years old
Length22.0 ft6.7 m
Daily traffic67counted 1994
Last inspectedDecember 2024every 24 months

Location

StateMichigan
CountySt. Clair
LocationSec. 26-27 Greenwood Twp.
CarriesDuce Road
CrossesPlum Creek Drain
Coordinates43.09510, -82.67802

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignTee Beam
Total Length22.0 ft (6.7 m)
Max Span18.7 ft (5.7 m)
Deck Width20.0 ft (6.1 m)
Deck Area40.9 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1983

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic67 (1994)
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionDecember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number000000000010177

How Bridge Ratings Work

Inspectors rate each major part of a bridge (the deck you drive on, the superstructure of beams that holds it up, and the substructure of piers and abutments beneath) on a 0–9 scale. A bridge's overall condition is its lowest of those ratings, so one deteriorated component makes the whole bridge "poor."

0Failed
1Imminent failure
2Critical
3Serious
4Poor
5Fair
6Satisfactory
7Good
8Very good
9Excellent
Good · lowest component 7–9
Fair · lowest component 5–6
Poor · lowest component 0–4

A poor rating is not a closure. It means the bridge is flagged for priority repair or replacement; bridges judged unsafe are closed or posted with weight limits. The waterway (channel) rating is reported, but it does not count toward the overall classification.

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